Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis after previous coronary artery bypass grafting: could early reoperation be prevented?

Background And Aim Of The Study: The study aim was to examine, retrospectively, the risk of accelerated progression of aortic stenosis (AS) and outcome after aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients who had undergone previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Methods: Between 1994 and 2004, 81 patients with mild-to-moderate AS at the time of CABG underwent subsequent AVR. The mean EuroScore was 10.